Deep Freeze and Drought Fueled a Massive Florida Wildfire March 2, 2026 By Lauren Rosenthal Firefighters in southwest Florida on Friday continued battling an expansive blaze on a federal nature preserve as an unusually intense...
Viewpoint: Claims Handling Breakdowns From LA Wildfires One Year on February 24, 2026 By Dan Veroff It’s been more than a year since the Palisades and Eaton Fires in Los Angeles, and attorneys who work in...
‘We Failed Them:’ MS Senators Call for Improved Disaster Response After Storm February 18, 2026 North Mississippi senators pleaded for an improved disaster response from the state last week as thousands of their constituents still...
California Insurance Commissioner Unveils Intervenor Reform Regulations February 13, 2026 California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara is pushing a change to the state’s long-standing intervenor regulations, which enable groups to intervene...
Wildfire Risk Scoring Transparency Bill Passes Washington Senate February 13, 2026 Legislation to make wildfire risk scores more transparent passed out of the Washington state Senate on nearly unanimously. Senate Bill...
California Attorney General Investigating Eaton Fire Emergency Response February 13, 2026 The California Department of Justice launched an investigation into to the emergency response to the Eaton Fire, one of two...
California Smoke Damage Act Would Enable Wildfire Victims to Expedite Claims February 11, 2026 A bill touted as the nation’s first public health and insurance standards to protect families from toxic smoke contamination is...
‘Structural Shift’ Occurring in California Surplus Lines February 11, 2026 By Don Jergler The Los Angeles wildfires that kicked off 2025 not only sped up a statewide homeowners insurance market pullback, they also...
West Virginians Could Soon Lose Access to 28% of Affordable Housing February 11, 2026 At 93, Anna Lee Pettit lives alone in a first-floor apartment at Morgantown’s Unity House Apartments, where she can get...
Rising Fire Risk Prompts Utilities to Deliberately Cut Power February 10, 2026 By Michelle Ma and Lauren Rosenthal States in the U.S. West are grappling with an unusually warm, arid winter that is ramping up fire risk in...